criminal minds from childhood's hour

After her beloved boyfriend Ian left her, Wanda drowned her sorrows at a bar and met Charles, a street singer. In a fit of anger, she proposed a five-million-dollar agreement to marry Charles for five years, which he accepted. He took care of Wanda with great devotion, and she comfortably accepted everything. As the five years drew to a close, Ian returned from abroad, wanting to get back together with Wanda. The regret of their past had always been a thorn in Wanda's heart, but just as she welcomed Ian back, she discovered Charles's terminal cancer diagnosis. At that moment, she was overwhelmed by an indescribable mix of emotions.

Five years ago, after a night of drinking, Sylvia Snow accidentally stumbled into the wrong room and spent a passionate night with a man she didn't know—Eric Payne. That night led to the birth of their son, Noel Snow. When Noel turns four, he starts showing strange symptoms and is locked away, treated like a monster. Just when things seem hopeless, Eric shows up and saves Noel. Sylvia soon discovers that the man from that night isn't just any man—he’s a legendary werewolf, and the secret behind their son's condition is far more extraordinary than she ever imagined.

Yara, hailed as a business genius, repays her fiancé Charles's life-saving act by helping him build a company from scratch and granting him ten chances to make mistakes. Thanks to her drive, his firm quickly takes root in the capital but still can't go public, so Yara travels overseas to open new markets. Three years later,she comes back exhausted to a changed Charles, now harsh and,influenced by his cousin Sophia, constantly hurting her. When he exhausts all ten chances,Yara ends the engagement, and that very day Charles's company falls into crisis.

Dorothy, an andrologist, was forced to marry Jerome, the wealthiest man in the capital, to save her mother. She soon found herself entangled in a web of family conspiracy and a puzzling case of dual personality. On her wedding night, she encountered Jerome's "brother," Samuel. From then on, she found herself navigating between the cold, domineering Jerome and the gentle,persistent Samuel. As Dorothy unraveled the secret of his dual identity, she discovered that Jerome had developed the "Samuel" persona as a result of the trauma of his brother's kidnapping and death 17 years prior.She also uncovered that Jerome's uncle was behind the tragic abduction. Joining forces, Dorothy and Jerome confronted his uncle. Through their struggle, she helped him overcome his trauma and integrate his fractured personalities. In the end,their lives finally returned to a peaceful harmony.

Avril Jepsen enters the book to cure a terminal illness and has a son, Josh Snow, with the male lead, Mitch Snow. But when Josh and Hannah Reed stop her from marrying Mitch, Avril leaves, causing Josh and Mitch to fall into darkness. Returning to the book at the system’s request, Avril unexpectedly brings her real-world son, Finn Grant, with her. She rejects Mitch and plans to leave after Josh's birthday. Mitch tries to stop her, but her husband, Noah Grant, arrives just in time to take her back. Avril returns to her life, and eventually, the fictional world also returns to peace.

Corporate drone Scarlet Bell accidentally transmigrates into a book as a billionaire socialite. That very night, she goes to a top-tier club and brings home a male escort Roger Lawrence. Unexpectedly, the man is not only handsome but skilled in everything, teaching her business hand-in-hand and repeatedly saving her from danger. Just as their feelings deepen, Scarlet is forced into an arranged marriage by her family. Roger comes to propose, and only then does Scarlet discover that this man is actually the world's richest person.

During his awakening ceremony, Adrian Dale is judged to be a D-rank Exorcist and becomes the academy's laughingstock. But hidden within the awakening stone is his true identity: an SSS-rank Six Paths Grandmaster with world-shattering power. While everyone sees him as worthless, Adrian secretly commands forces beyond imagination. Choosing to hide his strength, he rises through betrayals, battles, and conspiracies—transforming from ridiculed failure into an unstoppable legend that makes continents tremble.

Lowell, the CEO of Wonder Group, gave up his career and walked away from everything for love—marrying Lillian. For years, he believed he had found happiness. But everything changed when Lillian's first love, Karl Scott, returned to their hometown. The moment they reunited, old feelings quickly reignited, and before long, the two were entangled in a secret affair. To make matters worse, even Lowell and Lillian's son began growing closer to Karl, treating him like more of a father than Lowell himself. Faced with his wife's betrayal and his son's rejection, Lowell endured the pain in silence—again and again. But eventually, something in him broke. Tired of being taken for granted, he made a decision: he would end the marriage and reclaim everything that was rightfully his. In the end, when Lowell revealed his true, wealthy background and calmly filed for divorce, Lillian was left in shock—and full of regret.

Rory Taylor, the future Lord of the Divine Order, once spent three years undercover, mistaken by everyone as an ex-con and lowlife. After returning, he found his mother being abused by his stepfather—and without hesitation, he stepped in to protect her and taught the abuser a harsh lesson.But his stepfather's family ruled the local underworld and came after Rory for revenge. With unmatched personal strength and the hidden power of the Divine Order, Rory brought them all to justice.Later, when the infamous "King of Hell," Kyle Joust,bullied Rory's classmates, and even Rory's own cousin used his name to act arrogant and lawless, Rory never strayed from his sense of justice. One by one, he wiped out every trace of evil in his path.

While delivering food, Sara Scott accidentally collided with Toby Luke, the son of the richest man in the city. Desperate to raise money for her boyfriend's research fees,Sara,feeling guilty, sold her electric bike, worth over a thousand dollars, to Toby for five thousand. This led Toby to mistakenly think she was a gold-digger. The two, who had no prior connection, became entangled due to Toby's father's will, which stipulated that he must marry the daughter of his first love to inherit the vast fortune, and that daughter turned out to be Sara. In order to secure the inheritance, Toby schemed to separate Sara from her scum boyfriend and tried to make her fall in love with him. However, in the process of his carefully laid plans, he found himself falling for Sara first.

Wilson Zander's family was massacred during his childhood. Before dying at the hands of the traitor Peter, Wilson's father imparted his lifelong martial arts mastery and entrusted him with the Dark Iron Token. Fifteen years later, Wilson concealed his identity and toiled as a lowly worker at Logan's Martial Arts School. There, he witnessed the lackey Quinn brazenly humiliating Shanok's martial traditions, subjecting his fiancée, Rose Logan, to unimaginable torment. Unable to endure any longer, Wilson's long-buried memories resurfaced. Unleashing his true strength, he defeated Quinn—only to draw the attention of Musah Yagu, a formidable warrior from the Eastern Isles. With the unparalleled power of the Tai Chi Thirteen Fist Forms, Wilson overwhelmed Yagu. Soon after, he uncovered Peter's sinister conspiracy and exposed his treachery to the world. In the final confrontation, Wilson defeated Kuma Amano and ascended as the Martial Lord of Shanok. He vowed to defend Shanok's martial legacy and stand against the impending threat of the Eastern Isles.

In the previous life, Jonathan Shane gave his all for his family. However, he was framed by his adopted brother Jacob, put in jail, abandoned by his family, and died with regrets in the end. This time, he refused to take the blame for Jacob and revealed the truth of the hit-and-run, but his mom and sisters still took Jacob's side. So, Jonathan chose to cut ties with his family and decided to take back what had been stolen from him.

On the night before her engagement, Clara made a daring escape from her cheating ex and her toxic, sexist family. Fate took an unexpected turn when she discovered she was carrying the child of Cary Sampson—the nation's wealthiest and most powerful man. Before she could catch her breath, Cary bought out the hotel where she worked, determined to keep her in his life. But Clara wasn't about to let anyone derail her dreams. She worked tirelessly to prove her worth, resisting Cary's advances at every step. Yet, his persistence and devotion slowly melted her defenses. In the end, Clara not only built a thriving career but also became the center of Cary's world, cherished and adored like never before.

In her past life, Yasmin donated bone marrow to her father, Howard Lester, who was suffering from a severe illness. However, her family only favored her sister, Ruby. As Yasmin's health worsened, she passed away tragically amidst her family's misunderstanding and indifference. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself reborn. Determined to change her fate and reclaim everything she lost, Yasmin participated in a movie audition. She became famous for her emotional crying scenes and was taken care of by her mother's best friend, Chelsea Ford. With Chelsea's help, Yasmin exposed Ruby's true nature, revealing to her father that her late mother had been his true love, leaving him filled with regret. Despite everything, the kind-hearted Yasmin still donated bone marrow to save her father. Cherished by those around her, Yasmin grew up happily and ultimately had her own fulfilling life.

Theo and Rose were a couple deeply in love with each other, but their relationship faced great opposition from Rose's family. As if that was not enough, Theo had to watch his own mother who had died of strange circumstances have her body torn apart by stray dogs, all because he was a child born out of wedlock! It was only after tackling the dogs that he was able to salvage a mere few bits of her corpse. In a rage, he would leave to fight a war in the northern borders. Channel

To save her best friend, Yana Saul, Hailey Johnson revealed her secret of immortality—only to be betrayed.Coveting her fate, Yana kidnaps Hailey to the Serpent Isle for the soul-swapping ritual. But Yana never expected that the ruler of the isle, Serpent Lord Xavier, is Hailey's ex-husband. Five hundred years ago, Hailey saved Xavier in his mortal form, yet fled from his obsessive love.In his wrath, Xavier cursed her with immortality, binding her forever to an undying destiny...

After years of being framed and mistreated by her adoptive sister Valeria, who covets the Barron family inheritance, true Barron heiress Ciara attempts to prove herself during a heated argument by jumping from the second floor. Her mother Shannon Merrill attempts to save her, resulting in both falling. When Shannon regains consciousness, she discovers she has somehow switched bodies with her daughter. Now inhabiting Ciara's body, Shannon finally witnesses the cruelty her daughter endured, such as how the servants only respect Valeria while mocking the true heiress. The situation reaches a breaking point when Shannon (in Ciara's body) is cornered in an alley by Valeria and beaten unconscious…

When Wendy Smith heads out to deliver orders, she crosses paths with Wesley Lane, who is on the run from an arranged marriage. In a twist of fate, Wesley inadvertently ends up in her house and becomes her unexpected housemate. Neither of them has any clue about the other’s true identity. Unbeknownst to them, Wendy is the woman Wesley spent a fateful night with five years ago. After navigating a whirlwind of misunderstandings, the truth finally comes to light, revealing their intertwined destinies.